Example sentences of "[adv] a [noun sg] be [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We suggest that the more a person is in love and the less they are able to define what it is in the other that they love , the less free is the conscious choice and the more it relates to the ‘ me in you ’ and the search for psychological wholeness through another . |
| 2 | Consent from a woman needs to be gained at every stage during sex , even once a couple are in bed . |
| 3 | As a rule , the harder a fat is at room temperature , the more saturated it is . |
| 4 | Yesterday an investigation was under way into how a syringe came into Newall 's possession in spite of his being kept alone and under special surveillance . |
| 5 | Clearly the nearer an instrument is to maturity , the less significant is the risk of capital loss ( or gain ) should interest rates rise ( or fall ) . |
| 6 | Today a couple are on trial for cruelty to a dog , which starved to death after being left in a flat in gloucester for more than a week without food or water . |
| 7 | Well a baby is on board . |
| 8 | Sometimes a girl is in conflict with her culture or religion in how she wants to dress and express herself , as Sneha ( Chapter 7 ) describes ; sometimes a young woman enjoys dressing a certain way but discovers that there are prejudices and stereotypes about the way she wants to look ; conflicts that might come from within , or from her family , her job , or the outside world . |
| 9 | Twice a month 's about right for me . |
| 10 | The Sackvilles were considerable landowners and so quite an inheritance was at stake — enough at any rate to turn Richard into the classic professional litigant before both lay and ecclesiastical courts . |
| 11 | Thus again a distinction is in principle possible between bands due to vibrations of different symmetry species ( Fig. 5.27 ) . |